Gandalf

...know as much as I do about their plans to include my character or any of the others from The Lord of the Rings, apart from Gandalf and Bilbo, in any bridge story linking the trilogy to The Hobbit. But I'd be interested in playing...

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...report. And while progress is being made, those who wonder how Beorn will factor into the story, what Smaug will look like and what Gandalf's sub-plot will entail are going to have to keep waiting. On the other hand, fans will be pleased to...

In this article: The Hobbit, Lord of the Rings, Peter Jackson, Smaug, Beorn, and Judd Apatow

...up as the highlight for this week's post. The holidays really are a magical time of year! Also, the wizard reminded me of the "black Gandalf", or whatever his name was, who showed up a couple times on Triumph the Insult Comic Dog after the...

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...evil smirk. (Just kidding ... we're sure he's a great guy ...) There are so many things that are perfect about this picture. The way the Gandalf-looking Santa seems to age five years in each photo, as the light in his eyes dies a little more...

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...to be similar. Um, if you're going to say that Harry and Dumbledore are a rip-off of Frodo and Gandalf, you should be honest and say that Frodo and Gandalf are a rip-off of Arthur and Merlin. Almost EVERY fantasy story shares similarities...

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London, Nov 17 : British actor Sir Ian McKellen has already decided the epitaph on his tombstone. "It should be, 'Here lies Gandalf. He came out.' Two big achievements," the Daily Express quoted Sir Ian, as saying. However, age is not...

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...to be worth their while," says McKellen. "And when I read Bill Gallagher's script, I felt this had to be made. " (Additionally, cinema's Gandalf says the script for the upcoming "The Hobbit," which is aiming for an early 2010 shoot, is...

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...remake of the BBC series, would like to reprise his wizard role for 'The Hobbit.' Ian McKellan has played many iconic roles from Gandalf to Magneto and now he's No. 2 in the remake of "The Prisoner." (Jennifer S. Altman / For The Times)

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...in their depiction of Bilbo, the goblins and the wood elves. Tolkien's elves look like tall, gangly swamp monsters with blond hair. Shudder. I give credit for Smaug and Huston as Gandalf. His voice has always been the voice of Gandalf for me.

In this article: The Hobbit, John Huston, Elf, Smaug, Wired.com, Narnia, J. R. R. Tolkien, Willy Wonka, and Johnny Depp

...McKellen has enjoyed recent box office success in movies like the X-Men series, and he found a younger fan base playing the wizard Gandalf in film adaptations of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings and the upcoming The Hobbit.

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